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By paNOW Staff

Province reports 26 of 38 new COVID-19 cases in northern zones

Jul 27, 2021 | 2:46 PM

The government have reported another 38 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on July 27, including 26 new cases in the six northern zones.

New cases along with the 33 new recoveries brings the provincial total to 49,765 cases; 48,825 recoveries and 362 cases considered active.

The new cases in Northern Saskatchewan are located in the following zones: Far North West, 17; Far North Central, one; Far North East, four; North West, one; and North Central, three. Three cases with pending location were assigned to the Far North Central, one; and Regina, two, zones.

With 38 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province today, there are 362 active cases across the province. (Government of Saskatchewan)

No new deaths were reported today. One death previously reported in the North Central zone in the 60-69 age group is no longer considered a COVID-19 death. This brings the total COVID-19 death count to 578.

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NITHA Data

As of July 26, there are 141 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), 20; Far North West, 84; Far North East, 35; North Central, 0; and North East, two.

There are 66 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North Central; six, Far North West, 52; and Far North East, seven; North Central, 0; and North East, one.

There has been 3,899 cases (96%) that have recovered, and six people are being hospitalized.

As of July 26, there are 141 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities with 66 cases being identified as variants of concern. (Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan)

Vaccines Reported

An additional 1,933 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,390,263.

The additional 1,933 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 15; Far North Central, one; Far North East, 10; North West, 199; North Central, 125; North East, 20; Saskatoon, 822; Central West, 23; Central East, 48; Regina, 478; South West, 16; South Central, 28; and South East, 36. There were 112 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

An additional 1,933 doses of COVID-19 reported on July 27 now brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,390,263. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Seventy-four per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 62 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.

Details on clinic locations and times is listed on the SHA website. Please note, these vaccine clinics are subject to change based on demand. Any changes to clinic hours and location will be updated online.

This an abridged version of the daily COVID update from the Saskatchewan government.

Click here to view the full release. The province will only be releasing COVID-19 updates on weekdays. Daily cases and vaccine numbers will not be released on the weekend.

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